MAGA Senators vote against IVF access: Mapping the Women and Clinics Affected
abortion,IVF,Reproductive rights
"Republican Senator blocks bill that would protect access to IVF nationwide"
Senate Republicans again blocked a measure to protect in vitro fertilization... Hardline abortion opponents on the right have sought to restrict and even ban IVF ever since the Alabama Supreme Court ruled in February that frozen embryos are children. Republicans have openly supported restrictions to IVF alongside a national abortion ban. - The New Republic
See how many women and IVF clinics will be devastated in this Republican War on Women as laid out in Project 2025 with this StoryMap.
The truth will set you free
Why should a small group of MAGA Republican Christian extremists deny millions of Americans their freedom to choose when to be parents? Ignore their hype. Check the facts for yourself.
After all the Bible does say "The Truth Will Set You Free" - John 8:31-32
Here are the facts shown in this map:
How many IVF clinics are their in a state and how many women use IVF procedures - CDC
This map was overlaid with the MAGA Republican leaders for the state (Senators, Governor, State Attorney General) and how to contact them.
This makes it easier to see how the consequences of these MAGA extremists votes and how to contact them.
The StoryMap also includes links to register to vote, check your Voter ID and become a poll worker.
Democracy is not a spectator vote.
If you don't vote, some religious extremist may steal your freedom to chose when to have a baby.
It's that simple: If You Are Not at the Table Then You’re Probably on the Menu
Senate Republic blocks bill that would protect access to IVF nationwide
"One Senate Republican scuttled a Democrat-led effort to pass legislation that would safeguard access to IVF nationwide. The bill aims to preempt state efforts to restrict access to the fertility treatments since a ruling earlier the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos could be considered children under a state law. The decision made it possible for couples whose frozen embryos were accidentally destroyed to sue for wrongful death of their "extrauterine children." The ruling has paused IVF treatments and processes in the state as providers evaluate their liability." - CBS News
Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) first introduced the legislation, known as the Access to Family Building Act, with Sen. Patty Murray in 2022... The bill would create federal protections for IVF access nationwide, after access to the fertility treatment often used by women who struggle to become pregnant has come into question under state law in Alabama. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Mississippi Republican blocked the bill again. - CBS News
TakeAway: Don't let MAGA extremists deny women and couple's their freedom to use IVF. Vote for Kamala Harris and Democrats.
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